Joseph Laurence Ernst, PA-C
Hospitalist Physician · Jacksonville, FL
Joseph Laurence Ernst, PA-C is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1942332200, issued on Mar 12, 2007. Check the license (Florida PA3207, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Laurence Ernst
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- PA3207 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville, FL 32204
- Phone
- (904) 389-5333
- Enumerated
- Mar 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Fax
- (904) 389-5332
- Medicaid ID
- 292776400 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071031000096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Laurence Ernst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license PA3207Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
773 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Nifedipine Er59 claims
- Carvedilol58 claims
- Calcium Acetate56 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate46 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate40 claims
- Bumetanide33 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $47.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- James D Baker III MD PAJacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Laurence Ernst among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
Joseph Laurence Ernst, PA-C is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joseph Laurence Ernst, PA-C's NPI number?
Joseph Laurence Ernst, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942332200, issued on Mar 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Laurence Ernst, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville, FL, 32204. Phone: (904) 389-5333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Laurence Ernst, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number PA3207, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Laurence Ernst, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Laurence Ernst, PA-C had 773 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.